Header wrap: bad idea?
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Header wrap: bad idea? I have heard header wrap is a bad idea for a street car, but I wanted to get your opinion. Are there any LS1 guys using it? Why or why should we not use it?
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Re: Header wrap: bad idea? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Patrick G:
<strong>Good news for performance, bad news for header life. It's up to you to decide what you value more. It does speed up the velocity of the exhaust which is a good thing.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Damn Patrick G your car looks sweet.Makes wish that I had gotten a vert.
<strong>Good news for performance, bad news for header life. It's up to you to decide what you value more. It does speed up the velocity of the exhaust which is a good thing.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Damn Patrick G your car looks sweet.Makes wish that I had gotten a vert.
Re: Header wrap: bad idea? If you've got ceramic coated headers, it won't buy you too much; but that's not the reason that I'd stay away from it. That stuff is HARD on headers because it retains so much heat in the headers themselves. This leads to the header tubes getting hotter than the steel is designed to get, which in turn leads to them getting VERY brittle. Like push through the header tube with your finger brittle. Bad news.
Just my $.02 and experiences...
Just my $.02 and experiences...
Re: Header wrap: bad idea? Good news for performance, bad news for header life. It's up to you to decide what you value more. It does speed up the velocity of the exhaust which is a good thing.
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2013 Corvette Grand Sport A6 LME forged 416, Greg Good ported TFS 255 LS3 heads, 222/242 .629"/.604" 121LSA Pat G blower cam, ARH 1 7/8" headers, ESC Novi 1500 Supercharger w/8 rib direct drive conversion, 747rwhp/709rwtq on 93 octane, 801rwhp/735rwtq on race fuel, 10.1 @ 147.25mph 1/4 mile, 174.7mph Half Mile.
2016 Corvette Z51 M7 Magnuson Heartbeat 2300 supercharger, TSP LT headers, Pat G tuned, 667rwhp, 662rwtq, 191mph TX Mile.
2009.5 Pontiac G8 GT 6.0L, A6, AFR 230v2 heads. 506rwhp/442rwtq. 11.413 @ 121.29mph 1/4 mile, 168.7mph TX Mile
2000 Pewter Ram Air Trans Am M6 heads/cam 508 rwhp/445 rwtq SAE, 183.092 TX Mile
2022 Cadillac Escalade 6.2L A10 S&B CAI, Corsa catback.
2023 Corvette 3LT Z51 soon to be modified.
Custom LSX tuning in person or via email press here.
